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River and Watershed Environment Lab, Kawasaki Group
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The lab studies how water-related disasters relate to poverty and inequality, and explores equitable approaches to disaster prevention and mitigation.
AboutAbout the lab
Contributing to solving global challenges through research
The Kawasaki Group studies the relationship between water-related disasters, such as floods and typhoons, and poverty and inequality.
The effects of disasters are not felt equally by everyone; in Asia and Africa, poverty and inequality have widened in the wake of disasters.
Using field surveys, satellite data, and geospatial information (GIS), the group analyzes how disasters affect people's incomes and livelihoods.
The group also collaborates with researchers in economics and the social sciences, combining engineering analysis with social perspectives.
Key terms
- Geospatial information (GIS)
- A system that uses computers to overlay, display, and analyze data linked to locations on a map
- Disaster prevention and mitigation
- Efforts to prevent disasters, together with efforts to reduce the damage when disasters occur
- Resilience
- The ability to recover flexibly even after being severely affected by a disaster or similar event
ResearchResearch themes
The lab aims to scientifically clarify the relationship between water-related disasters and poverty and inequality, and to reflect the findings in actual policies and social systems across countries and regions. Based on analyses using field surveys, satellite data, and GIS, it proposes equitable and sustainable disaster prevention and mitigation policies.
*Illustrative imageThe Relationship Between Water-Related Disasters, Poverty, and Inequality
The lab scientifically investigates how water-related disasters such as floods and typhoons can trigger the widening of poverty and inequality. It focuses in particular on countries in Asia and Africa.
*Illustrative imageThe Impact of Disasters on Daily Life
Using large-scale field surveys in various countries, satellite data, and geospatial information (GIS), the lab quantitatively analyzes how disasters affect people's incomes, livelihoods, and future opportunities.
*Illustrative imageProposing Equitable Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Policies
Based on the results of these analyses, the lab proposes more equitable and sustainable disaster prevention and mitigation policies. This work is carried out in cooperation with national governments and international organizations in Thailand, the Philippines, Myanmar, Ghana, and other countries.
*Illustrative imageDisaster Prevention Investment and Societal Resilience
This research examines how climate change adaptation and investment in disaster prevention can strengthen societal resilience. The lab also works to clarify how water-related disasters affect social and economic systems.
MembersFaculty
- ProfessorKawasaki AkiyukiPublications ↗
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The top and research theme images are illustrative and were not taken at the lab. They are cropped from Wikimedia Commons images. Cropped CC BY-SA images are provided under the same CC BY-SA license as the original (version shown on each line).
- Top image: “Defense.gov photo essay 111016-M-ZN194-151” Cpl. Robert J. Maurer / Public domain (cropped)
- The Relationship Between Water-Related Disasters, Poverty, and Inequality: “Defense.gov photo essay 111016-M-ZN194-162” Cpl. Robert J. Maurer / Public domain (cropped)
- The Impact of Disasters on Daily Life: “Myanmar tmo 2019227 lrg” NASA Earth Observatory image by Joshua Stevens, using MODIS data from NASA EOSDIS/LANCE and GIBS/Worldview. Story by Michael Carlowicz. / Public domain (cropped)
- Proposing Equitable Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Policies: “-Marikina-River-18m-Water-Level” Chitetskoy / CC BY-SA 3.0 (cropped)
- Disaster Prevention Investment and Societal Resilience: “Pasig-Marikina River Channel Improvement Project Phase IV from F. Manalo Bridge river flood control” P1898 / CC BY 4.0 (cropped)
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